She prayed that God would reveal to family and friends "the answers that we so desperately need.

Kayla Chadwick
(Courtesy photo)

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Fort Morgan Police are still investigating the case.

Chadwick vanished from the area of the Country Steak-Out, in the 20000 block of E.Eighth Avenue in Fort Morgan.

Police learned of Chadwick's disappearance about nine hours after she was last seen on March 27, 2012, at approximately 11 p.m.

She had been at her boyfriend's, where some type of argument took place and a gun was allegedly brandished.

She reportedly left the house in an unknown direction.

Fort Morgan Pplice and Morgan County sheriff's deputies began canvassing the area where she was last spotted and her home at 1201 E. Eighth Ave.

In the days and weeks that followed, police, family and hundreds of community volunteers searched an expanded area around Fort Morgan and Morgan County.

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Officers talked to witnesses, checked area hospitals and viewed surveillance photos and video.

Many tips have been received and followed up over the past year, both locally and in other counties and states, but police still don't seem to be any closer to finding Kayla than they were a year ago.

What police do know is that since the time Kayla was last seen by her boyfriend, she has not used her cell phone or social media or made contact with any family members or known friends of hers.

"Some place significance on the date marking one year since Kayla disappeared," Kuretich said. "But the passing of time has not deterred the effort or commitment on the part of the Fort Morgan Police Department to provide answers to Kayla's family and the Fort Morgan community."

Fort Morgan Police have received help from the Morgan County Sheriff's Office, FBI, Colorado Bureau of Investigation, Wyoming State Crime Lab and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

Police are still looking for any information on the whereabouts of Chadwick or any information regarding the gun that has still not been recovered.

The boyfriend, Ivan Torralba, was indicted by a grand jury for allegedly hindering the investigation by concealing the whereabouts of the gun. His case is pending in Logan County District Court.

Kayla is described as being 5' 5" tall, 150 pounds with red hair and brown eyes. At the time of her disappearance, Kayla had dyed her hair tips black. The missing gun is described as a stainless steel or chrome .357 Magnum, with a 4 to 6-inch barrel.

A reward of up to $7,500 is offered for any person who is able to provide information that leads to the recovery of Kayla Chadwick. Anyone with information is asked to call the Fort Morgan Police Department at 867-5678 or Morgan County Crime Stoppers at 542-3411, where tipsters will remain anonymous.